A visit to the Harrison Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Harrison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harrison Cemetery:
36.4118, -82.9116
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harrison Cemetery is located in Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies just to the west of the Harrison Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Harrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tunnel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tunnel Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Cemetery
- Kite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kite Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite Cemetery
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tunnel Hill Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Jake Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Jake Jones Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
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- Powell Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Powell Jones Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Jones Cemetery
- Charles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Charles Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brice Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Cemetery
- Carmack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carmack Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack Cemetery
- Cave Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Looneys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Looneys Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneys Cemetery
- Snapp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Snapp Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapp Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Carmichael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carmichael Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael Cemetery
- Strahl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Strahl Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kepler
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Amis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Strahl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Surgoinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Persia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Romeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Blossom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Eidson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eidson is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
- Ottway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- New Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Marvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Jearoldstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Bulls Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kyles Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Harrison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Harrison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hawkins County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Harrison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1287016 (Harrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1287016 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 353 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burem
- Location given for Harrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4117632 Lon: -82.9115513
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrison Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |